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Rory McIlroy picks Graeme McDowell as World Cup partner

World number four Rory McIlroy had the right to invite Clarke, Graeme McDowell or Padraig Harrington to be his partner and he opted for McDowell. "G-Mac's the next highest on the rankings, so it will be me and him again," sa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

MSU's Hollis and UM's Brandon show rivals can bond

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis and Michigan AD Dave Brandon are both leading big-time departments at their alma maters. They got there different ways and those around them had different experiences. The 48-year-old Hollis le [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Sean O'Hair wins Canadian Open on first playoff hole

Sean O'Hair turned around the worst week of his most trying golf season on an even tougher golf  course.Not even he imagined it was possible just four days ago. Coming off a frustratingly close missed cut at the British Open, and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Canadian Open jets in golfing stars

Slotted into the schedule directly after The Open, the date has made it easy for the game's top players to ignore a tournament that was once rated among the most prestigious on the golf calendar. Open champion Darren Clarke will no [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Heart and soul of Irish golf wins first major

More than once during the week, Darren Clarke was asked whether the U.S. Open wins of his Northern Ireland countrymen Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy had inspired him. In retrospect, perhaps the question would better have been phrased th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

The Open 2011: Royal St George's pro Andrew Brooks insists R...

Andrew Brooks, Royal St George’s club professional for the past 16 years, was the one man who, going into the last round at Sandwich back in 2003, had the men in white coats gathering when he went on television to tip Ben Curtis to [...]

Posted On : Jul, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Tiger Woods admits he is unlikely to risk fitness at The Ope...

Rory McIlroy, the man who would be king, will play in the Open Championship at Royal St George's in two weeks' time but Tiger Woods, the man who has reigned supreme for more than a decade, almost certainly will not. The forme [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Six months in the life of Rory McIlroy

The 22-year-old has invested in a state-of-the-art mini golf course extension at his County Down home to boost his game. Television viewers were able to catch a glimpse of the special training zone in a BBC One Northern Ireland docum [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

AT&T National 2011: Tiger Woods Out, But Justin Rose Aims To...

Tiger Woods had hoped to make his comeback in time to compete in this week's AT&T National that he hosts, but it now looks like he might not even be ready for the British Open on July 14. At a news conference for his tournament, Woods [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Rory McIlroy's social life goes into overdrive following US ...

The youngest US Open winner for 83 years is experiencing his first immersion in the world of celebrity, slam dunked you might say. His eyes appeared to be spinning behind his thick-rimmed, black glasses on Monday and his hair was a law un [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Political golf 'grudge match' trumps US Open

Only in the political fishbowl of Washington DC could the cream of global chippers and putters pitch up for the US Open -- and find themselves the second most talked about golf story in town. With the world's top players set to tee of [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf's balance of power remains with Europe ahead of the US ...

Nothing counts for much before Thursday at golf's major championships, although those in search of a little meaning on a mild Tuesday morning near Washington DC might have found it around the 7th tee at the Congressional Country Club, [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0